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• This application is related to sleeves for supporting a wrist and a forearm during various activities, such as track-and-field events.
• a person may benefit from a device that supports his or her wrist and forearm.
• the operation of the device e.g., size, amount of compression, adjustability
• the operation of the device may depend on different variables, such as the anatomy of the person and the activity in which he or she is engaging.
• an aspect of the present invention is directed to a wrist and forearm sleeve that is adjustable to provide varying amounts of compression at different positions along the wrist and forearm.
• the sleeve might include an elastic internal sleeve, an adjustable cuff, and an adjustable sheath.
• FIG. 1 depicts a first version of a sleeve in accordance with an aspect hereof
• FIG. 2 depicts the sleeve of FIG. 1 with releasable fasteners at least partially detached in accordance with an aspect hereof;
• FIG. 3 depicts a first version of a sheath in accordance with an aspect hereof
• FIG. 4 depicts an elastic tubular body in accordance with an aspect hereof
• FIGS. 5-9 depict other views of the sleeve in FIG. 1 in accordance with aspects hereof;
• FIG. 10 depicts another version of a sleeve in accordance with an aspect hereof
• FIG. 11 depicts the sleeve of FIG. 10 with releasable fasteners at least partially detached in accordance with an aspect hereof;
• FIG. 12 depicts another version of a sheath in accordance with an aspect hereof
• FIG. 13 depicts another elastic tubular body in accordance with an aspect hereof.
• FIGS. 14-16 depict other views of the sleeve in FIG. 10 in accordance with aspects hereof.
• the sleeve may provide support and/or compression to the person' s wrist and forearm.
• the sleeve may be slid over a person's wrist and forearm and adjusted to control an amount of support and/or compression provided.
• the sleeve may be re-adjusted throughout the course of an activity, or as the person transitions to a different activities, should the person desire to modify the amount of support or compression provided by the sleeve.
• the sleeve might include a tubular body that is at least partially elastic and that is coupled to an adjustable cuff and/or an adjustable outer sheath.
• the internal sleeve provides a first amount of compression, which is adjustable at various positions using the cuff and/or the adjustable outer sheath.
• FIGS. 1 and 2 an exemplary sleeve 10 is depicted.
• FIG. 1 depicts the wrist cuff and forearm straps in a coupled state, such as when the sleeve is tightened onto a wearer's arm
• FIG. 2 depicts the wrist cuff and forearm straps decoupled, such as when the sleeve 10 is being pulled on or is being adjusted.
• the sleeve includes a tubular body 12 that is at least partially elastic and that is slidable over a person's hand and onto his or her wrist and forearm, which are shown in a ghosted view for illustrative purposes.
• the sleeve also includes a cuff 14 and a sheath 16 that are both adjustable at one or more positions along the tubular body 12 to provide a selected amount of compression to the wearer's wrist and/or forearm.
• the sheath might be independently adjusted at different zones along the sleeve 10 using straps 56A, 56B, and 56C.
• FIG. 4 provides an illustrative view in which the tubular body is depicted separately from some of the other exemplary parts of the sleeve 10.
• FIG. 4 depicts the tubular body 12 detached from the cuff 14 and the sheath 16.
• tubular body 12 is illustrated as detached for explanatory purposes, in other aspects, the tubular body 12 might be secured to the cuff 14 and/or sheath 16 by a fastening means (e.g., adhesive, weld, stitch, etc.) that is not meant to be releasably detachable.
• a fastening means e.g., adhesive, weld, stitch, etc.
• the tubular body 12 includes a first end 18 and a second end 20.
• the first end 18 and the second end 20 might be described in terms that relate to the wearer or to other parts of the sleeve 10 and that are relative to one another.
• the first end 18 might be referred to as the "wrist end” because the first end 18 is generally closer to a wrist of the wearer than is the second end 20 when the sleeve 10 is donned in the manner depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2.
• the first end 18 may also be referred to as the "cuff end” because the first end 18 is generally closer to the cuff 14 of the sleeve than to the sheath 16.
• the first end 18 may be referred to as the "distal end” because it may generally be relatively further away from the main body when measured along the extremity (as compared with the second end 20) when the sleeve 10 is donned in the manner depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2.
• the second end 20 might also be similarly described using relative descriptors, such as the forearm end, sheath end, or proximate end. That is, the second end 20 might be referred to as the "forearm end” because the second end 20 is generally closer to a forearm of the wearer than is the first end 18 when the sleeve 10 is donned in the manner depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2.
• the second end 20 may also be referred to as the "sheath end” because the second end 20 is generally closer to the sheath 16 of the sleeve than to the cuff 14.
• the second end 20 may be referred to as the "proximal end” because it may generally be relatively closer to the main body when measured along the extremity (as compared with the first end 18) when the sleeve 10 is donned in the manner depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2.
• FIG. 13 depicts an alternative tubular body 112 having segments 30A and 30B that are affixed together.
• segments 30A and 30B that are affixed together.
• using multiple segments in this manner allows a contour of the tubular body 112 to be constructed to fit on a forearm and wrist.
• each of these segments might include multiple layers of textile.
• the rib 34 might combine with the segment 32, which is less elastic than the segment 30, to provide a region of the wall that is both less elastic and more rigid.
• the tubular body 12 might be constructed to include a plurality of ribs in various positions around the tubular body 12.
• the cuff 14 may be attached directly to the tubular body 12.
• the sleeve 10 includes the cuff 14 that is attached near the first end 18 of the tubular body 12 and to the outward-facing surface 24.
• the cuff 14 includes a strip of one or more textile elements having an attachment end and a releasably- attachable end 26. The attachment end of the cuff 14 is fixed to the outward facing surface 24, such as by stitching, adhering, welding, and the like.
• a portion 37 of the segment 36 might include part of a releasable fastener that mates with the releasably-fastened segment 40.
• FIG. 2 depicts that the segment 40 includes a first part of hook-and-loop fastening system that mates with a second part 37 of a hook-and-loop fastening system depicted in FIG. 7.
• other types of releasable fasteners might be used, such as a buckle system, clip, snap, and the like.
• FIGS. 5-9 depict other views of the sleeve 10 that is depicted in FIGS. 1-4.
• the cable 58 slidably extends through a first eyelet or fabric loop 64 near the third edge 44, as well as a second eyelet or fabric loop 66 near the third edge 44.
• the cable 58 is also attached to the sheath body 42 at a second cable end 62.
• the adjustable attachment mechanism includes at least one hook-and-loop strip 72A that is slidably attached to the cable 58 along a portion of the cable extending between the first eyelet 64 and the second eyelet 66.
• the hook-and- loop strip 72A includes a cable sleeve 73 constructed into one end that allows for slidable attachment to the cable 58.
• the hook-and-loop strip 72A mates with a corresponding hook- and-loop mechanism that is on the outside surface 54, as depicted in FIG. 10.
• FIGS. 14-16 depict other views of the sleeve 110 depicted in FIGS. 10-13.
• FIG. 14 depicts a wrist-end isometric perspective
• FIG. 15 depicts a plan view of the ventral- aligned side.
• FIGS. 14 and 15 show how the cable tightening system might be attached to hold the sleeve in a configuration that provides compression and support.
• FIG. 16 depicts a right side of the sleeve, showing the cable-system attachment points 64, 66, 70B, and 70C.
• the elastic tubular body (e.g., 12 or 112) includes a tubular wall (e.g., 28) comprised of a plurality of textile pieces (e.g., 30 and 32 or 30A/B and 32) coupled to one another.
• the plurality of textile pieces may include at least a first type of material (e.g., 30) and a second type of material (e.g., 32), and the first type of material may have an elasticity that is greater than the second type of material.
• the elastic tubular body may include a first tubular segment that extends from the first end to a central region between the first end and the second end, the first tubular segment including a material having an amount of elasticity greater than the second type of material.
• the elastic tubular body may include a second tubular segment that extends from the second end to a central region between the second end and the first end, at least a portion of the second tubular segment including the second type of material (e.g., 32) having the lower amount of elasticity.
• an elongated rib element e.g., 34
• the elastic tubular body may include a pull tab (e.g., 68) that is fixedly coupled to the second end and that includes an amount of elasticity that is less than the elastic tubular body.
• the adjustable forearm sheath includes a sheet of textile (e.g., 42) that is less elastic than the elastic tubular body.
• the sheet of textile includes a first edge (e.g., 48) and a second edge (e.g., 50) that extend radially around the elastic tubular body, the first edge being positioned near the second end of the elastic tubular body and the second end positioned near the cuff.
• the sheet of textile material may include a third edge (e.g., 44) and a fourth edge (e.g., 46) that extend axially relative to the elastic tubular body and that couple the first edge to the second edge.
• the first, second, third, and fourth edges may form a perimeter boundary of a sheath body, which includes an internal surface (e.g. 52) facing towards the elastic tubular body and an external surface (e.g. 54).
• the sheet of textile may include more edges or fewer edges that form a perimeter boundary.
• the adjustable forearm sheath includes an adjustable attachment mechanism that releasably attaches at different positions to the external surface to adjust the size of the forearm sleeve.
• FIG. 3 illustrates one type of adjustable attachment mechanism including strips with a part of a hook-and-loop fastening system
• FIG. 12 illustrates another type of adjustable attachment mechanism in which strips are combine with a cable system.
• the cuff 14 and the adjustable attachment mechanism of the sheath 16 are either not secured or are loosely secured.
• portions 56A-C or portions 72A, 72B, and 56C may be not secured, or loosely secured to surface 54.
• the tubular body 12 is slid past a hand and onto a wrist and forearm, as depicted in FIGS. 2 and
• the pull tab 68 might be used to grip and pull the tubular body
• the sheath 16 can also be tightened to further enhance and customize the compression and support of the sleeve 10.
• the adjustment straps 56A, 56B, and 56C (FIGS. 1 and 2) or 72A, 72B, and 56C (FIGS. 10 and 11) can be pulled and secured onto the outer surface 54, thereby pulling the edges 44 and 46 towards one another and providing additional compression and support.
• specific zones of the sheath can be targeted independently of one another to provide more compression or less compression in a particular area because the sheath includes independent attachment straps.
• the sleeve 10 or 110 may be donned on a wrist and forearm that may or may not have already been taped or wrapped with an elastomeric strip that may or may not have an adhesive applied thereto.
• the combination of the sleeve with the tape or wrap may provide certain results.
• portions of the sleeve 10 or 110 may stretch less when the wrist and forearm have been pre-taped or pre-wrapped.
• this support system may help to induce a reflex (e.g., spring effect) within the wrist and forearm when engaging in certain motions or events that include throwing (or some other wrist action).
• Tape alone may move, spin, or otherwise adjust as a person engages in a particular activity as a result of stretching, loosening, sweat, dirt, and the like.
• a sleeve in accordance with the present invention can be adjusted on-the-fly and as needed to achieve a particular degree of support and compression.

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